Home works are known as ‘Domestic workers’. The workers work in-house. Most home workers are from marginalised areas of society and most of them have migrated to work. The definition of home workers is ‘a person who is employed for remuneration whether in cash or kind, in any household through any agency or directly, either on a temporary or a permanent, part time or full time basis to do the household work but does not include any member of the family of an employer. Home workers work more than fifteen hours a day, seven days a week with no legal protection of fair wages. Mostly they are uneducated. Home workers’ age should be between 18-60 years and working not less than 90 days in preceding twelve months (Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), 2017). There are three types of home workers: Part time worker: A part time worker works in one or more homes for a specific number of hours per day or does certain specific tasks for …show more content…
In 2015, a 17 years old girl came from Jharkhand to Delhi to work in house. The name of the girl in this case is Kavita (name changed).She came through an agent offering them better life because she belonged to poor social class. The girl was sent to a family of four: an old women, son, daughter-in-law and their child. The employer was used to slap her and scold her daily so she wanted to leave but didn’t know how to come out. One day, she broke some crockery and before her employers scold or slap her, she ran away and went to terrace. Her employer could not able to find her so she set on terrace even there’s a winter season. The next day when her employers went for work, she tried to run away but the guard stopped her. She cried and at that time a social worker was passing by her, so the social worker wanted to investigate. She was rescued. She was a minor, so she was taken to Child Welfare Committee (HT Media Limited,
Employers charging high interest rates and increasing the total debt owed by a family was not out of the ordinary. Masih’s employer included fines to the original loan when he erred on the job and for the daily bowl of rice—making freedom an unattainable goal. During the six years he was “employed”, the debt increased from a mere 600 rupees ($6.06) to 13,000 rupees ($13.13). But with the aid of an organization for human rights, Masih escaped at the age of ten and was soon after enrolled in school. After his escape, he helped others break free and traveled to numerous countries as an advocate against child labor. Sadly, at the young age of 12, he was murdered under mysterious conditions, which gave way to conspiracy stories. The fact that the stories from key witnesses changed on more than one occasion did not help the truth come out.
People all over are adopting working from home. Mothers especially are appealed by the idea of taking care of their home and bring in income. From the outside, it may look as a laissez faire kind of adventure but in retrospect, it is serious work. Working from home requires self-discipline, without it the “freedom “that it offers could turn into a draining venture that does not compensate.
As our society has shifted from a preindustrial to postindustrial framework, the systems of both work and domestic/private spheres have been mutually transformed. The labor market has been radically changed as women have entered the workforce in higher numbers and the labor market has seen a rise in service and care segments of the economy. Our understanding of relationships and family structures also continue to evolve as “norms” become harder to identify and the dichotomy of caregiver and breadwinner roles has been blurred. As a result of these changing dynamics, the sociological concept of “care” has attracted more discussion and analysis. While the concept of “care” is not uniformly defined, the balance in care provision among families, states, and markets and the intersections of care and work are of central concern to the field. The arguments presented Andrea Doucet’s Do Men Mother?, Pierette Hondagneu-Sotelo’s Domestica, and other course lectures and resources serve to complicate the concept of care, force us to reexamine our definition of work, and recognize the way in which these responsibilities affect and limit people’s opportunities.
Universally, people regard children as the future of the world. As such, people tend to feel highly protective of them, and do everything in their power to ensure the safety of their young. The idea of an entire country turning a blind eye to children’s misery is appalling, but, in his Washington Post article “The Blood-Stained Indian Child Welfare Act,” George Will contends that most people are overlooking a great source of grief for many children and families. For this reason, Will unearths the atrocities surrounding the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Throughout this essay, the health, safety and welfare policy and practise that came about after the Victoria Climbie case will be reviewed and evaluated. After arriving in England in November 1991 from the Ivory Coast, eight-year old Victoria Climbie suffered abuse from her great-aunt, Marie-Therese Kouao, and her great-aunts partner. The anguish and eventual murder of Victoria in 2000 from hypothermia, caused by malnourishment and damp conditions, provoked ‘the most extensive investigation into the child protection system in British history’ as described by Batty (Macleod-Brudenell, 2004). The high media profiled incident exposed a clear lack of precision and communication between all professionals and agencies involved. This is shown by the fact that the mistreatment Victoria was suffering had gone unnoticed by the social services, police and NHS staff, who failed to make each other aware of the clear danger signs. Within the Lord Laming Inquiry into Victoria Climbie’s death (2003), it can be seen that some features recur time after time in child abuse cases; inadequate resources to meet demands, inexperience and lack of skill of individual social workers. In addition, it can also be seen that crucial procedures were evidently not being followed. The procedure that was established after this case included the recommendations made by Lord Laming such as the Green Paper of Every Child Matters (DfES, 2003) and the Children Act (DfES, 2004). These ensure that all children have the fundamental right to be protected from harm and abuse. In addition to this, it also certifies all adults who come into contact with children and families have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Over 2 million children are sold into sex trafficking each year (Global). Sold gives the eye-opening narrative of just one of them. I followed Lakshmi through her journey as she learned about life outside her small hometown in Nepal. She loved her mother and baby brother and worked hard to keep up with her repulsive step-father’s gambling habit. When given the opportunity to take a job that could provide for her family, Lakshmi accepted the offer. Unknowingly, she walked into the hands of horrible people who led her blindly on the path of prostitution. Discovering her fate, Lakshmi latched onto hope when all seemed bleak. After months of endless abuse, some Americans gave her the opportunity to escape her situation, and, thankfully, she took
What to do? The issue of abused and homeless women is one that has recently been brought to the forefront of social issues in Pakistan. Abuse, most often begins after marriage. According to local traditions, once a girl’s baraat (wedding procession) enters the husband’s house, only her janaza (funeral pyre) should leave. Loyalty and devotion to the husband and his family come above every thing else. When family support is pulled away, the girl is then at the mercy of her husband. This total control of the girl’s life sometimes leads to her death. Often times it leads to abuse. The girl cannot return to her father’s house for fear of dishonoring him and so continues to suffer. In some cases she may chose to run away therefore igniting her husband’s anger that then is left with no choice put to pursue and kill her to redeem his honor.
The sympathy of the government for mothers such as Khaila, trying to recover their parental rights has worn thin. Child abandonment is a serious offense and the children that suffer from such neglect face many psychological problems; if they are ever able to survive their circumstances. The abandonment and neglect of a child can result in serious criminal charges. One striking example is the case of seven month old Daniel Scott (Should We Take Away Their Kids?). Baby Daniel had been left for hours unattended and died of in a pool of his own blood. His mother, a crack addict left him in the care of his father to go on a six day crack binge. His father in turn, left him in his crib leaving the door of their Bronx tenement unlocked for any danger to afflict his unprotected son (Should We Take Away Their Kids?). The parents were later charged with manslaughter by negligence.
...Part Time Workers Regulations (2000) allows part-time workers to have the same rights as full-time. This policy includes pension, holidays, development, selection of transfer, career breaks and pay rates.
Child Labor is not an isolated problem. The phenomenon of child labor is an effect of economic discrimination. In different parts of the world, at different stages of histories, laboring of child has been a part of economic life. More than 200 million children worldwide, some are as young as 4 and 5 years old, are slaves to the production line. These unfortunate children manufacture shoes, matches, clothing, rugs and countless other products that are flooding the American market and driving hard-working Americans out of jobs. These children worked long hours, were frequently beaten, and were paid a pittance. In 1979, a study shows more than 50 million children below the age of 16 were considered child labor (United Nation labors agency data). In 1998, according to the Campaign for Labor rights that is a NGO and United Nation Labor Agency, 250 million children around the world are working in farms, factories, and household. Some human rights experts indicate that there are as many as 400 million children under the age of 15 are performing forced labor either part or full-time under unsafe work environment. Based upon the needs of the situation, there are specific areas of the world where the practice of child labor is taking place. According to the journal written by Basu, Ashagrie gat...
...ut the children at further risk especially Sasha as she is at an age where it is easy for her to be hidden from services. The common assessment framework is a useful tool for professionals to assess and evaluate the risk factors posed to a child which may lead to them suffering harm. Taking into account the family circumstances, the likely course of action would be to initiate s.47 of the Children’s act 1989. A strategy meeting will be organized involving professional and services most involved with the family, roles of each professional would be discussed within the meeting and the next appropriate step of action for the family. If it is decided the children are still likely to suffer harm a child protection conference would be organised, the conference will enable the correct intervention to be provided to the family in order to minimize the risk to the children.
differences than children who had working moms? Well actually there are many differences that you may not think of. Children of stay-at-home moms tend to have a better relationship with the parent than children who are not. Studies show that children of stay-at-home moms have a better education in today's society.
The cases which have made headlines of Karachi in the past few months include the gang rape of five-year-old girl abandoned on a railway line, a baby girl thrown into a river by her father, an abandoned newborn discovered in a burning garbage dump, in-laws suffocated the baby girl with a pillow and much more on the same issue. The number of Pakistani children who have been murdered by cruel and insensitive people of the society has risen exponentially over the past five years. What’s even more troubling? The increasing numbers of deaths amongst infants are baby girls. The numb...
It seems that we have come a long way in the battle against child about. However, there are still many problems we must still overcome. Most people don't know that even when a case is reported there is still a high chance that nothing will be done to protect the child. The psychological abuse which chi...
Census (2011) of India indicates that there are over 12 million child workers in India. They are employed in textile factories, roadside restaurants (dhabas), hotels, domestic workers, in mines and so on. They are even seen doing hazardous work in firecrackers and matchstick industries. This is not a new scenario for India. The Government has been taking proactive steps to tackle this problem through strict enforcement of policies and laws.